{"id":7,"date":"2021-12-21T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/?p=7"},"modified":"2022-04-03T08:59:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T08:59:19","slug":"how-to-edit-copyright-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-edit-copyright-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Edit Copyright Text in WordPress [Remove &#8220;Powered By WordPress&#8221;]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you want to get rid of that pesky <strong>&#8220;Powered By WordPress&#8221;<\/strong> in your footer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you learn <strong>how to edit copyright text in WordPress<\/strong>, there are a few things you should know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Your theme might let you remove it from the customizer<\/li><li>Some free themes stop you from being able to change the copyright text<\/li><li>The option to remove the copyright text could be hidden<\/li><li>If all else fails, you can override your theme options by editing some html<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">In this article, I&#8217;ll show you how to change the copyright or <em>Powered by<\/em> text in several themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662149a80346c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #222222;color:#222222\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #222222;color:#222222\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662149a80346c\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-edit-copyright-in-wordpress\/#first-create-a-child-theme\" title=\"First, Create a Child Theme\">First, Create a Child Theme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-edit-copyright-in-wordpress\/#how-to-edit-copyright-text-in-divi\" title=\"How to Edit Copyright Text in Divi\">How to Edit Copyright Text in Divi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-edit-copyright-in-wordpress\/#how-to-change-the-footer-credits-in-avada-theme\" title=\"How to Change the Footer Credits in Avada Theme\">How to Change the Footer Credits in Avada Theme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/blog\/how-to-edit-copyright-in-wordpress\/#generatepress-footer-credits\" title=\"Generatepress Footer Credits\">Generatepress Footer Credits<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"first-create-a-child-theme\"><\/span>First, Create a Child Theme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Some themes let you change the footer credits within their built-in options panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">This means that when the theme is updated, the options will stay the same and your edited copyright text will stay intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">But, to be on the safe side, it&#8217;s good practise to add a child theme before customizing your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video tutorial on how to make a child theme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Create A Child Theme For WordPress - It&#039;s SUPER EASY, with this video\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cuCs89h3rlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-edit-copyright-text-in-divi\"><\/span>How to Edit Copyright Text in Divi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Divi by Elegant Themes is a front end page builder with tons of design options that lets you to change or remove the footer credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">The first step is to click on <strong>&#8220;Theme Customizer&#8221;<\/strong> under the Divi sidebar menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Then click on the <strong>&#8220;Footer&#8221;<\/strong> option and then the <strong>&#8220;Bottom Bar&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">You&#8217;ll see <strong>&#8220;Disable footer credits&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;Edit footer credits&#8221;<\/strong> at the bottom of the next options screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Tick the <strong>&#8220;Disable footer credits&#8221;<\/strong> to remove all the credits including the Powered by WordPress text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Or just type your own text in the <strong>&#8220;Edit footer credits&#8221;<\/strong> box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">In the above example, I typed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><em>&#8220;Copyright &amp; copy ; 2018 &#8211; YourWebsite.com &#8211; All Rights Reserved&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">The &#8220;&amp; copy ;&#8221; text is just the html code you need to display the Copyright \u00a9 symbol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">And that&#8217;s it for Divi. Here&#8217;s a video that takes you through it step by step:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Change The Divi Footer Credits\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2OzQSQl5F4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-change-the-footer-credits-in-avada-theme\"><\/span>How to Change the Footer Credits in Avada Theme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">The Avada theme is one of the highest sold WordPress themes on ThemeForest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Changing the credits in the footer is as straightforward as with Divi, except it is done from the admin instead of the WordPress customizer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Go to your WordPress dashboard and click on <strong>&#8220;Theme Options&#8221;<\/strong> under the Avada section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Then click on <strong>&#8220;Footer content&#8221;<\/strong> under the Footer section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">In the last step, scroll to the bottom and you&#8217;ll find where you can change the footer credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">You can also remove the text by clicking <strong>&#8220;Off&#8221;<\/strong> next to the Copyright Bar if you&#8217;d prefer it to be blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Here&#8217;s a video to walk you through the steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to change avada footer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L58OlNTMAtE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"generatepress-footer-credits\"><\/span>Generatepress Footer Credits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">GeneratePress has become extremely popular in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">It&#8217;s a lightweight theme with powerful features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">The theme itself is free but you can upgrade with a premium plugin, which allows you to edit the footer text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Unfortunately, the free version doesn&#8217;t allow you to change or remove the footer credits inside the options panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">You&#8217;ll need the premium version for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">But don&#8217;t sweat it, I&#8217;ll show you how to do it in the free version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">, let&#8217;s change the text by adding some code to the theme. Don&#8217;t worry, you only need to copy and paste so it&#8217;s not that difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Go to your WordPress admin, click on <strong>&#8220;Customise&#8221;<\/strong> under the <strong>&#8220;Appearance&#8221;<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Before you <a href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/how-to-add-css-in-wordpress\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5\">add CSS<\/a>, you&#8217;ll need to add our own footer text using widgets. Click on the <strong>&#8220;Widgets&#8221;<\/strong> menu item and then <strong>&#8220;Footer Bar&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Now click on <strong>&#8220;Add a Widget&#8221;<\/strong> button and add the text widget to the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Then add your footer credit text to the text widget, e.g. &#8220;Copyright \u00a9 2018 | MyWebsite.com&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">You&#8217;ll notice that your footer has pushed the GeneratePress credit over to the left and your new footer credit is on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Now you want to use some CSS code to hide the GeneratePress credits and then center align your own credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Click all the way back to the first GeneratePress menu and click on <strong>&#8220;Additional CSS&#8221;<\/strong> at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Then in the CSS area paste:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><code>.copyright-bar {\n  display: none;\n}\n\n.footer-bar-align-left .copyright-bar,\n.footer-bar-align-right .footer-bar {\n  float: none;\n  text-align: center;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">So the first piece of code with &#8220;display: none;&#8221; hides the HTML and the second piece of code targets the new footer credit to center align it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">If you want to align this text to the left, then just put left for both float and text-align.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Now, this is obviously the long way round changing the GeneratePress footer text, but it&#8217;s free if you don&#8217;t have the premium version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">I recommend the premium version of GeneratePress though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">It&#8217;s one of my favorite WordPress themes and it&#8217;s very affordable. This process is much easier with the premium version and there&#8217;s so much more you can customise with this theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Here&#8217;s how to change the footer credits with the premium version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">After activating the plugin and enabling the <strong>&#8220;Copyright&#8221;<\/strong> option, go into the theme customizer and select <strong>&#8220;Layout&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Click on <strong>&#8220;Footer&#8221;<\/strong>, then write your footer code in the text field at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Click <strong>&#8220;Publish&#8221;<\/strong> and you&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">I hope you found this tutorial useful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other articles you might be interested in are, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/how-to-add-css-in-wordpress\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5\">how to add CSS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/wpconfidence.co\/how-to-edit-html-in-wordpress\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16\">how edit HTML<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to get rid of that pesky &#8220;Powered By WordPress&#8221; in your footer? 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